Wellington is in the sights of a Hikurangi School e-learning classroom as they embark on a mission to get Black Mudfish the protection they deserve. Helen Moore's all-girls Year 7 and 8 classroom is preparing to deliver a petition to politicians that calls for the protection of the at … [Read more...]
Behind the screens at a fully digital school
Chromebooks in classrooms and teachers with YouTube channels are par for the course at Whangarei Intermediate School. Since joining our successful Digital Immersion Programme five years ago, computer-based instruction across all but three of the school’s 23 classrooms is now the … [Read more...]
Meet our Team: Riripeti Totoro
How and why did you come to be involved with Taitokerau Education Trust? I saw this partnership as an opportunity to improve student success at Raurimu Avenue School. What is your role or relationship with the trust? I am the Principal of Raurimu Avenue School. I see my role is to lead … [Read more...]
Students speak: If I were the boss of education…
Earlier this year, New Zealanders were invited to participate in a survey on our education system as part of the Government’s ‘Education Conversation’ work programme. We put a couple of the survey questions to some Year 8 students at Manaia View School, here’s what they said: If you were the … [Read more...]
Northpower Fibre: Our dedicated founding sponsor
Northpower Fibre Chief Executive Darren Mason tells us how their ultrafast fibre network helped bring our trust to fruition. We didn’t look for a sponsorship, we built one out of need. It all came about in 2010 when we began rolling out the Northpower fibre network. Whangarei was the very … [Read more...]
